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NewFest · 2021

NewFest 2021

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9 films · 7 reviews

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Flee

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By animating the whole movie, Rasmussen makes the story feel more immersive and of a whole piece.

Jeremy Mathews · 3.5 out of 5
Amin arrived as an unaccompanied minor in Denmark from Afghanistan. Today, he is a successful academic and is getting married to his long-time boyfriend. A secret he has been hiding for 20 years threatens to ruin the life he has built.

(Country: Denmark, France, Sweden, Norway; Year: 2021; Director: Jonas Poher Rasmussen; Writer: Jonas Poher Rasmussen)

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Invisible: Gay Women In Southern Music

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Like the best country songs, it uses a simple format well, and it’s the sincerity, charm and good humour of its contributors that carries it.

Jennie Kermode · 4 out of 5
This documentary explores a group of gay women songwriters who have successfully navigated the male dominated country music genre and have written number one hits for some of country music's greatest stars.

(Country: US; Year: 2021; Director: TJ Parsell; Writer: TJ Parsell; Stars: Bonnie Baker, Cidny Bullens, Dianne Davidson, Emmylou Harris, Linda Rondstadt)

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Madonna: Truth Or Dare (In Bed With Madonna)

A documentary following singer Madonna on her controversial Blond Ambition tour in 1990.

(Country: US; Year: 1991; Director: Alek Keshishian; Stars: Madonna, Donna DeLory, Niki Haris, Luis Camacho)

Mayor Pete

An inside look at Pete Buttigieg's campaign to run for the US presidency.

(Country: US; Year: 2021; Director: Jesse Moss; Writer: Jeff Seymann Gilbert, Amanda McBaine, Jesse Moss; Stars: Pete Buttigieg, Chasten Buttigieg)

Pariah

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Pariah is not apologetic or even coy about the high school senior's lesbianism, nor is it graphic or titillating in presenting it.

Anton Bitel · 3.5 out of 5
A teenager juggles conflicting identities and endures heartbreak in a desperate search for sexual expression.

(Country: US; Year: 2011; Director: Dee Rees; Writer: Dee Rees; Stars: Adepero Oduye, Pernell Walker, Aasha Davis, Kim Wayans, Charles Purnell, Sahra Mellesse) , Official site

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Passing

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The role is a gift for Negga, who has always evinced considerable talent but has not previously had the chance to demonstrate her abilities to this extent.

Jennie Kermode · 5 out of 5
Two African-American women who can "pass" as white choose to live on opposite sides of the colour line in 1929 New York in an exploration of racial and gender identity, performance, obsession and repression.

(Country: US; Year: 2021; Director: Rebecca Hall; Writer: Rebecca Hall, Nella Larsen; Stars: Tessa Thompson, Ruth Negga, André Holland, Alexander Skarsgård, Bill Camp)

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Potato Dreams Of America

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Quirky and a little uneven but appealingly sweet.

Jennie Kermode · 3.5 out of 5
A true story about a gay boy growing up in the collapsing USSR, his courageous mail-order bride mother, and their adventurous escape to Seattle in the Nineties.

(Country: US; Year: 2021; Director: Wes Hurley; Writer: Wes Hurley; Stars: Marya Sea Kaminski, Dan Lauria, Tyler Bocock, Lea DeLaria, Sera Barbieri, Hersh Powers, Jonathan Bennett, Sophia Mitri Schloss, Cynthia Lauren Tewes, James Grixoni)

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Shortbus

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Funny, sensitive, engaging, and full of real characters whom you can really care about.

Chris · 4.5 out of 5
An avant-garde examination of the diverse sexual experiences of a group of New Yorkers.

(Country: US; Year: 2006; Director: John Cameron Mitchell; Writer: John Cameron Mitchell and cast; Stars: Sook-Yin Lee, Paul Dawson, Lindsay Beamish, PJ DeBoy, Raphael Barker, Peter Stickles, Jay Brannan, Justin Bond)

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